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Pizza places in Dawson County, GA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pizza places in Dawson County, GA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #755 of 2,090 scored counties
#34 of 116 scored counties in Georgia

Listings
11
9 chain locations (82%)
Official establishments
42
All limited-service restaurants · +20.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$49.4M
On food away from home · $4,272 a household
Spending per listing
$4.5M
12% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
9.5
19% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
35,365
+30.7% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

As of September 2026, map listings count 11 pizza places in Dawson County. Chain locations make up 82% of them, against 58% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 9.5, 19% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.

At $4,272 per household (5% above the U.S. average), households in Dawson County spend about $49.4M a year on food away from home. That works out to $4.5M per pizza place, 12% below the U.S. figure of $5.1M. That spending covers all food away from home, which pizza places share with other businesses in the trade.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Dawson County was 42 in 2023, up 20.0% from 2019. That is one for every 276 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count takes in all limited-service restaurants, not only pizza places: fast food and sandwich shops are counted too. Official counts list 5 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $2.6M have gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Dawson County.

Population estimates show Dawson County grew 30.7% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For pizza places, Dawson County has a Groundwork market score of 57 (upper middle): #755 of 2,090 scored counties and #34 of 116 scored counties in Georgia.

How Dawson County compares

The same measures for Georgia and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all food away from home by the pizza places counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Pizza in Dawson County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureDawson CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households9.58.78.0
Spending per listing$4.5M$4.5M$5.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)276419478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+20.0%+9.0%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+30.7%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$4,272$3,917$4,070
Median household income$92,991$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score5739

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
35 → 42All limited-service restaurants · +20.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,025
Annual payroll, 2023
$18.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
5All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
119 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
10The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
5
Amount
$2.6M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Dawson County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3. These official figures cover all limited-service restaurants, not only pizza places.

Population and households in Dawson County

Population, 2025 estimate
35,365+30.7% since 2020
Households
11,573
Median age
42.6
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
211 sq. mi.
People per square mile
143
Median household income
$92,991+40.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$116,762
Median home value
$406,700
Jobs located here
9,727
Daytime population
25,801Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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The highest-scoring counties in Georgia for pizza places, numbered among those based in Georgia, with Dawson County marked.

Top counties in Georgia

Counties in Georgia ranked for pizza places by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Paulding County, GA88376.2$7M+12.7%#19 of 2,090
2Lee County, GA8275.7$7M+2.9%#57 of 2,090
3Forsyth County, GA80616.9$8M+11.8%#80 of 2,090
4Cherokee County, GA80767.5$6.2M+11.6%#88 of 2,090
5Coweta County, GA75468.2$5.3M+9.2%#178 of 2,090
6Pike County, GA7468.9$4.5M+10.5%#206 of 2,090
7Harris County, GA741511.5$3.8M+6.8%#207 of 2,090
8Columbia County, GA71356.3$6.9M+7.9%#263 of 2,090
9Jones County, GA7187.4$5M+2.8%#288 of 2,090
10Newton County, GA70256.1$6.1M+11.2%#304 of 2,090
34Dawson County, GA57119.5$4.5M+30.7%#755 of 2,090

Other business types in Dawson County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many pizza places are in Dawson County, GA?

Dawson County has 11 pizza places on map listings as of September 2026. 9 of them (82%) are chain locations. The listings count pizza restaurants. Official counts show 42 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, up 20.0% from 2019. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (fast food and sandwich shops included), not only pizza places. Official counts also show 5 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Dawson County, GA spend on food away from home?

About $49.4M a year, or $4,272 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 pizza places on map listings, it comes to $4.5M per pizza place. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only pizza places. It is estimated from the incomes of the 11,573 households in Dawson County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Dawson County, GA compare with the U.S. for pizza places?

Dawson County has 9.5 pizza places per 10,000 households, 19% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per pizza place is $4.5M, 12% below the U.S. figure of $5.1M. At the national ratio of pizza places to household spending, Dawson County would have about 10, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 276 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count rose 20.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Dawson County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Dawson County at 35,365 people in 2025, up 30.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,573 households. The median household income in Dawson County is $92,991 a year, 15% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 40.3% from the 2015–2019 survey, before inflation.

What is the Groundwork market score?

The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Dawson County scores 57 for pizza places (upper middle), #755 of 2,090 scored counties.

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